We are thrilled to be able to announce that the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) will launch a new web portal in January 2024. This website will offer a more immersive user experience and enable our members to access our content more easily.
The decision to establish a new website was made during an Executive Council Meeting in January 2019. Our official website, the iota-tax.org on the web, provides information about all our technical and administrative events, as well as different types of publications, news items, and updates on the organisation. Additionally, it also offers technical assistance and a platform for submitting technical inquiries.
Since the first launch of the IOTA website in 1997, we have been continuously working to improve it by enhancing the user experience, adding new features, and increasing interactivity. Our dedicated team consistently breaks new ground in how we present our definitive activities and news stories in an innovative and informative manner, while also responding to new challenges that arise in global taxation.
The IOTA website has undergone several changes in recent years. Our current web portal was developed almost a decade ago, in 2014. At the time, it was a huge step forward technologically. However, technology moves on and a more recent internal audit recommended that IOTA should look to improve and relaunch its website using newer, modern, IT technology in order to provide a better user experience and improved functionality, supported by a more reliable underlying “engine”. In response to the audit, we established a professional IT group and began working on a new website under the framework of the IOTA Web Portal Development Project, with the aim of implementing the recommendations and thus increasing engagement of the membership online.
The new website includes various ways for our members and visitors to interact with us in a more advanced digital environment. The platform is designed to make the IOTA Secretariat more independent by using a workflow editor, reducing the need for web developers. It will boast several features like configurable widgets to display personalised and dynamic content, collaboration on shared content with an integrated Microsoft 365 service (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and web content. It will also offer easy export of the content, including batch download of Technical Enquiries, Country Profiles, and more. Additionally, website users can send messages and chat with one another while enjoying an advanced search engine experience.
We are now at the doorstep of launching the new IOTA web portal. Currently, the new platform is being tested by the Project Team, the members of the Secretariat, and a small group of IOTA members. Once the testing period is over, we will provide an update to the IOTA membership regarding the next steps. Stay tuned for more updates.
